वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-36, verse-16

तस्य वानरराजस्य श्रुत्वा वायुसुतो वचः ।
दिक्षु सर्वासु विक्रान्तान्प्रेषयामास वानरान् ॥१६॥

16. tasya vānararājasya śrutvā vāyusuto vacaḥ ,
dikṣu sarvāsu vikrāntānpreṣayāmāsa vānarān.

16. tasya vānararājasya śrutvā vāyusutaḥ vacaḥ |
dikṣu sarvāsu vikrāntān preṣayāmāsa vānarān

16. vāyusutaḥ tasya vānararājasya vacaḥ śrutvā,
sarvāsu dikṣu vikrāntān vānarān preṣayāmāsa

16. Having heard the words of that king of monkeys, Vāyu's son (Hanumān) dispatched valiant monkeys in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

• वानरराजस्य (vānararājasya) - of Sugrīva (of the king of monkeys)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वायुसुतः (vāyusutaḥ) - Hanumān (son of Vāyu (wind god))

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions, in the quarters

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• विक्रान्तान् (vikrāntān) - valiant, mighty, powerful

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he dispatched, sent forth

• वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वानरराजस्य (vānararājasya) - of Sugrīva (of the king of monkeys)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vānararāja

vānararāja - king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+rāja)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sugrīva.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

formed from root śru 'to hear' + suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वायुसुतः (vāyusutaḥ) - Hanumān (son of Vāyu (wind god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyusuta

vāyusuta - son of Vāyu, Hanumān

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+suta)

• vāyu – wind, wind god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root sū 'to beget'
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Hanumān, subject of 'preṣayāmāsa'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

from root vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions, in the quarters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

from root diś 'to point'

Root: diś (class 6)

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

विक्रान्तान् (vikrāntān) - valiant, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vikrānta

vikrānta - valiant, mighty, powerful

Past Passive Participle

formed from vi + kram 'to step, to stride'

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he dispatched, sent forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of preṣay

Denominative from preṣa 'messenger' or Causative from pra + iṣ 'to send'

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: From verb preṣ 'to send'.

वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey